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H.R.3943: Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Oct. 4, 2017
- Latest Major Action Oct. 20, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Oct. 4, 2017
Bill Summary
Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), to acquire by purchase or gift any interest in land near an international border deemed essential to guard U.S. boundaries or borders, and (2) prohibit DHS or DOJ from using condemnation authority to acquire land to construct a...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Oct. 20, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| Oct. 16, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| Oct. 4, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Oct. 4, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) |